TESS GUNTY
To kick off Season 2, we have the wonderful Tess Gunty: An award-winning author whose first published novel, The Rabbit Hutch, received the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. She holds a BA in English with Honors in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame, and an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU. Tess joins Emily to discuss intentionality behind focus and attention, the journey behind writing her first published novel, and the experience of living an external life as an introvert.
This week’s spotlight: Giving What We Can
Tess’s Recs:
What We Owe The Future by William MacAskill
I May Destroy You
No Shape by Perfume Genius
Tess Gunty: Website
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Hosted by: Emily Drake
Edited by: Christina Reis
Created & Produced By: Emily Drake, Christina Reis, Christine Vrem-Ydstie